Explanation of the words of Imam al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding what he quoted: "

The Reciter: Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions:
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) quoted, in the context of the hadiths in the chapter on the obligation of obeying those in authority in matters other than disobedience, and the prohibition of obeying them in disobedience: "From Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

Listen and obey, even if the one appointed over you is an Ethiopian slave with a head like a raisin.

اسمعوا وأطيعوا وإن استُعمل عليكم عبد حبشي كأن رأسه زبيبة

Sunan Ibn Majah 2860Sahih (Darussalam)

Al-Bukhari narrated it.
And from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

It is obligatory for you to listen to the ruler and obey him in adversity and prosperity, in pleasure and displeasure, and even when another person is given (rather undue) preference over you.

عليك السمع والطاعة في عسرك ويسرك، ومنشطك ومكرهك، وأثرة عليك

Sahih Muslim 1836

Muslim narrated it".

The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful:
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said, in the context of the hadiths regarding the obligation of obeying those in authority: He said, regarding what he quoted from Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: .
: This means adhere to listening and obeying, adhere to listening and obeying. Listening to whom? To those in authority, even if a slave of Abyssinian descent is appointed over you. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is addressing the Arabs here, saying: : Not an Arab, but an Abyssinian, a slave in origin, lineage, and appearance, whose head is like a raisin, because the hair of the Abyssinians is not like the hair of the Arabs; the hair of the Abyssinians is on their heads in tight curls like raisins. This is an exaggeration regarding the fact that this ruler is a slave of Abyssinian descent in origin and lineage. This includes, in his statement: : It includes the prince who is the prince of the sultan, and also the sultan himself, if it were assumed that the sultan overpowered the people, took control, and dominated, and was not from the Arabs but was a slave of Abyssinian descent, then it is upon us to listen and obey, because the operative cause is the same: if we do not listen and obey, chaos will ensue, the system will collapse, security will vanish, and fear will prevail.
The important point is that it is upon us to listen and obey our rulers, except if they order disobedience.
And likewise the hadith of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: : Listening and obeying those in authority in times of enthusiasm and reluctance: This means in the matter where, if they order you to do it, you are enthusiastic about it because it agrees with your desires, and in the matter of reluctance, where, if they order you to do it, you are not enthusiastic about it because you dislike it. Listen in both cases.
And in hardship and ease: Even if you are rich and they order you, listen and do not be arrogant because you are rich. And if you are poor, listen and do not say: I will not listen, and they are rich while I am poor. Listen and obey in any circumstance.
Even in the case of deprivation: This means if those in authority deprive the people of their rights, the people must listen and obey. That is, if those in authority live in luxurious palaces, ride in comfortable cars, wear the finest clothes, marry, and have maids, and enjoy the greatest comfort in this world, while the people are in misery, suffering, and hunger, they must still listen and obey. Because we have our share and the rulers have their share. It is upon us to listen and obey, and it is upon the rulers to advise us and to lead us according to the guidance of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). But we do not say, if they deprive us and have luxurious palaces, comfortable cars, beautiful clothes, and the like: We do not say: By Allah, we cannot listen while they are in their palaces and cars, and we are in misery and need, and one of us cannot find shelter, and the like. This is forbidden for us. It is obligatory for us to listen and obey even in the case of deprivation. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to his Companions, the Ansar (may Allah be pleased with them): He is speaking to the Ansar.